Editing Jiralhanae Power Armor

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[[Image:H3 E307 Brute.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Brute Captain Major]] clad in gold Power Armor.]]
{{quote|He's got Power Armor, [[John-117|Chief]]! Take down his shields before you get close!|[[Marine]] during first encounter on the level [[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]]}}
The '''Power Armor''' <ref>''[[Halo 3 Official Strategy Guide]]''</ref>, is the Jiralhanae armor featured predominantly during the events of the [[Covenant Civil War]]. Though in use since [[2524]]<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>, it saw widespread field operations only sometime during the later years of the war. This armor made its in-game appearances in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.

==Function==
Power Armor serves as extra protection to the [[Jiralhanae]], who before the [[Great Schism|Civil war]] were generally poorly armored (with a few exceptions, such as the crew of the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''). Unlike Spartans and Sangheilis, it is more of a deflection armor (e.g bullets will "ping" off the armor with the help of the shields). It provides protection from all ballistic and plasma weaponry, and even light shrapnel/explosive protection, until failure of the shielding. It also provides light protection from the environment and other elements.

The armor displays the rank of the Jiralhanae wearing it, usually through the color or complexity of the armor. The system is similar to that of the other [[Covenant]] races, although it seems to follow its own nomenclature.

In ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', it is said that [[plasma]] was leaking out of a Jiralhanae's power armor as the shielding failed, which can also be seen in ''[[Halo 3]]'' when the armor takes extensive damage.

===Advantages===
[[Image:1224952141 Chieftain.jpg|thumb|right|A Jiralhane Chieftain and two Jiralhanae Body Guards on Crows Nest.]]
As with all [[Energy Shields|Energy shielding]], it is very good at absorbing damage from projectile weaponry. It also seems to solve the problem the Covenant may have had with finding energy shields that would work on Jiralhanae and be reasonably affordable. They also appear to recharge generally faster than the Elite's version.

It comes in many varieties, some with more strength than others, and some with useful secondary applications (such as the built in [[Cloaking]] in [[Brute Stalker]] Power Armor, and the inability to stick grenades or [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] rounds to [[Brute Chieftain]] Power Armor).

It does not give off as much of a glow as Sangheili and Spartan Energy shields when hit, which can be useful for concealing the wearer's position, and since it falls apart once the shields go down, the [[Flood]] cannot use it for themselves. However, if the Flood infects a Chieftain whose armor doesn't fall off, it will still become a minor Brute combat form due to programming restrictions.

===Disadvantages===
It is variable in strength, ranging from being inferior to the [[Sangheili Personal Energy Shield]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Armor]] shielding to being double the strength of one. It is easy to see how damaged the armor currently is via the luminosity of the armor's lights and the presence of sparks and smoke, which signifies that the armor's shielding is almost depleted. It is unable to recharge after complete overload (unlike Sangheili and Spartan shielding), and in fact, falls apart. 

This may be caused by the system being less robust than other shielding systems (but is most likely a game play design choice.) However, as long as the system is not overloaded completely, it recharges as rapidly as the other systems do. Still, the Brutes are already naturally resilient, and can withstand substantial amounts of damage even without their armor. However they are very susceptible to headshots once their power armor fails.

It also falls prey to the usual weaknesses of energy shielding, including weakness to plasma weaponry. Of course, overcharged [[Plasma pistol]] shots can take it down in one hit pertaining to the difficulty.

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' the Jiralhanae are outfitted with power armor. However, the Jiralhanae encountered by [[Blue Team]] during the [[Battle of Havana]] were unarmored, despite the engagement occurring some two weeks after the events of ''Halo 3: ODST''<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 206-210</ref>. It is possible that only forces tasked with the most crucial objectives, such as occupying [[New Mombasa]] in this case, were equipped with power armor. As the Covenant mission on the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] was of less importance, the Jiralhanae assigned there would not be issued with power armor. It is also possible that only some Jiralhanae were outfitted with power armor at the time, and lower ranking or otherwise less important Brutes were left without.
*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Jiralhanae commanded by the Jiralhanae Chieftain wore power armor, however their armor did not break off after sustaining damage and instead if the user takes too much damage, he would just die wearing the armor.
*Also in ''Halo 3: ODST'', Brutes power armor would flare up due to the shields taking fire, much like Sangheili's and Spartan's have been doing since ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''</ref>. Additionally, Brutes will no longer flinch from shots from Sniper Rifles, etc. whilst the shields are still active.
*In the marketing campaigns for [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo 3: ODST]], the power armor worn by the Brutes does not deflect incoming damage, as Brute infantry are repeatedly struck by incoming fire as though they had no shields. This can be seen in [[Halo: Landfall]] and [[We Are ODST]].
*It is possible that the armor never saw extensive action before the Civil War because the Sangheili used their political influence to restrict the military power of the Jiralhanae, similar to the situation with the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''.

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==Related links==
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Elite Personal Energy Shield]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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